paligoy-ligoy

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- + reduplication of ligoy.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌliɡoj ˈliɡoj/ [pɐˌliː.ɣoɪ̯ ˈliː.ɣoɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -iɡoj
  • Syllabification: pa‧li‧goy-li‧goy

Adjective

paligoy-ligoy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜄᜓᜌ᜔ᜎᜒᜄᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. circuitous; not direct to the point

Verb

paligoy-ligoy (complete pinaligoy-ligoy, progressive pinapaligoy-ligoy, contemplative papaligoy-ligoy, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜄᜓᜌ᜔ᜎᜒᜄᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. (informal) short for ipaligoy-ligoy

Verb

paligoy-ligoy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜄᜓᜌ᜔ᜎᜒᜄᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakiligoy-ligoy
  2. (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpaligoy-ligoy
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